Just a few short days after the two-year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his plan to help North Country communities deal with what he calls new extreme weather patterns.

“I like to say we have 100-year floods every three years here. I've been governor for three years-- Irene, Lee and Sandy,” said Cuomo.

The governor's New York Rising program is supposed to help make sure local emergency services are prepared for serious storms and able to rebuild quickly after any damages.

Through the program, the towns of Jay and Keene are eligible to receive up to $3 million for recovery efforts.

Committees of local officials will decide how the money is spent.

“We can sit in Albany and decide how the money is spent, but what the North Country needs is different from what Buffalo needs from what Long Island... so let the North Country fashion its own solution,” said Cuomo.

Some of the money will go towards a new firehouse for Upper Jay.

Two years after Irene, firefighters still are unable to operate out of the Upper Jay firehouse. At one point, the building was flooded by about 7 feet of water. Since then, firefighters have been working out of some trailers nearby.